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mirajuliee's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Mass/school shootings, and Racism
Minor: Child death, Death of parent, Death, Hate crime, Grief, and Cancer
madelnguttorms1's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Mass/school shootings
Minor: Child death, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Police brutality, Racism, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Terminal illness, and Violence
thejuliette's review against another edition
3.5
Moderate: Racism and Police brutality
Minor: Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Hate crime, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Murder, Pregnancy, Violence, and Xenophobia
rotatinglibrary's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Mass/school shootings and Violence
Moderate: Death of parent and Child death
mybookishdelights's review against another edition
5.0
So I've been slowly chugging along with this book. I didn't mind because I wanted to savor it. I really enjoyed reading it while I was reading it. I underlined and tabbed. However, when I would put it down, I just didn't feel like picking it back up. It isn't the book, it's me. I knew it would take me awhile to get through it, but I didn't want to give up. Then one day I decided to do a puzzle and on a whim looked on my library's catalog to see if the audiobook was available. It was and when I gave it a try I found I could listen and do the puzzle and still pay attention! So I finished this book in two audiobook sittings with two different puzzles.
I loved hearing Michelle narrate her own book. It adds emotion and depth hearing her say the words. The downside though is that I didn't get to do all that underlining and tabbing and so the last half of my physical copy is sadly empty of all those colorful tabs. I also don't know how well I'll retain the parts I listened to. My memory is visual and I won't have a page with words to remember.
This book covers her life from childhood up through leaving the White House. I thought her story was interesting and inspiring. Her words both uplifted me and saddened me. I swooned over her relationship with Barack and cried over her losses and the shit she had to go through while in the public eye. I can't believe the range of emotions I had from a memoir! I cannot recommend this book enough. It left me with the feeling that I would just love to hang out with these two. Maybe be invited to a dinner and just chat. I'm sure I'm not the only who left this book feeling this way. It almost makes me want to tackle Barack Obama's behemoth of an autobiography... almost. That will have to be for another day or maybe a year or two from now.
Moderate: Violence
readandfindout's review against another edition
4.5
On 2024 reread:
Overall rating: still 4.5 stars!
Style/writing: 4.5 stars
Themes: 4.5 stars
Perspective: 4.5 stars
Moderate: Mass/school shootings, Child death, Gun violence, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Violence, Racism, Terminal illness, and Sexism
Minor: Hate crime, Cancer, War, Slavery, Miscarriage, Police brutality, Grief, and Infertility